1928 Tennessee Volunteers football team

The 1928 Tennessee Volunteers football team (variously "Tennessee", "UT" or the "Vols") represented the University of Tennessee in the 1928 Southern Conference football season. Playing as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon), the team was led by head coach Robert Neyland, in his third year, and played their home games at Shields–Watkins Field in Knoxville, Tennessee. The 1928 Vols won nine, lost zero and tied one game (9–0–1 overall, 6–0–1 in the SoCon). The only blemish on their schedule was a scoreless tie with Kentucky. Tennessee outscored their opponents 249 to 51 and posted five shutouts.

On November 17, Tennessee beat in-state rival Vanderbilt for the first time since 1916. Before 1928, Vanderbilt held a strong advantage over the Volunteers with a record of 18–2–3 in the first 23 meetings between the two school. Since 1928, Tennessee has dominated the rivalry.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 27, 1928	Maryville*	Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, Tennessee	W 41–0
October 6, 1928	Centre*	Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, Tennessee	W 41–7
October 13, 1928	Ole Miss	Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, Tennessee	W 13–12
October 20, 1928	at Alabama	Denny Field • Tuscaloosa, Alabama (Third Saturday in October)	W 15–13
October 27, 1928	Washington & Lee	Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, Tennessee	W 26–7
November 3, 1928	Carson–Newman*	Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, Tennessee	W 57–0
November 10, 1928	Sewanee	Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, Tennessee	W 32–0
November 17, 1928	at Vanderbilt	Dudley Field • Nashville, Tennessee (Rivalry)	W 6–0
November 29, 1928	Kentucky	Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, Tennessee (Battle for the Barrel)	T 0–0
December 8, 1928	Florida	Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, Tennessee (Rivalry)	W 13–12
*Non-conference game. Homecoming.

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